Three years ago, after he was hired as USC's basketball coach, Enfield declared, "If you want to play slow, go to UCLA."

UCLA drubbed USC in the teams' next five meetings. Enfield's early bombast evaporated quickly.

The speed, though, has arrived. On Thursday, for the second time this season, USC ran past UCLA, this time for an easy 80-61 victory.

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USC scored 13 fastbreak points. UCLA did not score any.

It was USC's first sweep of UCLA since 2010, and it highlighted two seasons moving in opposite directions. USC (18-5, 7-3 in the Pac-12 Conference) remains one game back of first-place Oregon. UCLA (13-10, 4-6) has lost four of its last six games

This was USC's biggest basketball game in years. The line of students snaked around Galen Center. The student section filled up 90 minutes before tipoff. It was USC's first sellout since 2011, and 10,258 attended. The previous high was 6,854.

"I think at this point, people actually know who we are," guard Julian Jacobs said after the Trojans improved to an all-time best 14-0 at home.

In the teams' first meeting, USC ran and the Bruins tried to keep up. They could not. The Trojans won by 14 points.

On Thursday, again, the styles clashed from the beginning.

Jacobs took the tip and sprinted to score within the game's first five seconds. The Trojans broke out in transition and made their first four shots. UCLA missed its first five. The Trojans scored nine points in a row.

"We have a style we like to play," Enfield said.

Guard Elijah Stewart said that as the game goes on USC's transition game wears down opponents.

The fans stood for the last two minutes. In the final seconds, with the shot clock expiring, McLaughlin lazily flicked up a three-pointer, almost underhand, from well behind the arc, just trying to land it near the rim.

It went in.

That kind of night. That kind of season.

Follow Zach Helfand on Twitter: @zhelfand

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